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In a rear-impact motor vehicle A. Cervical
collision, which area of the spine is
most susceptible to injury?
A. Cervical
B. Thoracic
C. Lumbar
D. Sacral-coccygeal
A pericardiocentesis is performed to: B. To remove fluid from the lining around the heart
A. To remove fluid from the lining
around the lungs
B. To remove fluid from the lining
around the heart
C. To inject medications directly into
the heart
D. To monitor stroke volume
,A 36-year-old male sustains blunt D. Assess for other potentially life-threatening
force thoracic trauma and fits the conditions
criteria for a load-and-go patient.
Which of the following should be
performed on the scene?
A. Obtain an ECG
B. Establish vascular access
C. Obtain a finger stick serum lactate
level
D. Assess for other potentially life-
threatening conditions
The use of external laryngeal C. Improves glottis visualization
manipulation:
A. Decreases the risk of airway
trauma
B. Reduces gastric distention
C. Improves glottis visualization
D. Causes aspiration
A 56-year-old male sustains a A. Return of peripheral pulses
gunshot wound to the abdomen.
Vital signs are BP 74/32, P 136
present only at the carotid, and R 24
and shallow. The target of fluid
resuscitation is:
A. Return of peripheral pulses
B. Maintenance of central pulses
C. Systolic blood pressure of 110-120
D. Pulse rate of 100
, An unconscious 15-year-old male D. Perform bag-mask ventilation at 20 per minute
was struck on the head with a
baseball bat. His arms and legs are
extended and his right pupil is
dilated and fixed. You should:
A. Insert an oropharyngeal airway,
administer oxygen, and restrict fluids
B. Apply a non-rebreather mask,
restrict fluids, and administer
Mannitol
C. Perform nasotracheal intubation,
restrict fluids, and provide adequate
ventilation
D. Perform bag-mask ventilation at
20 per minute
Which of the following mechanisms C. Lateral stress
of injury does not commonly cause
damage to the spinal cord?
A. Hyperextension
B. Hyper flex ion
C. Lateral stress
D. Compression
A 4-year-old female is unconscious A. Modified jaw-thrust
after falling off a bicycle. Which of
the following is the best method to
pen the airway?
A. Modified jaw-thrust
B. Head tilt
C. Neck flexion
D. Neck lift